KROKODIL

WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil In Nogales: Mexican Officials Report Flesh-Eating Drug In City Near Arizona Border
By Andres Jauregui
Some experts believe the widely-reported spread of krokodil in the United States is overstated. They claim that injuries
POLITICS
25 Things You Wish You Hadn't Learned In 2013 And Must Forget In 2014
By Andy McDonald and Nick Wing
6. Santa and Jesus are both apparently white. 25. Al Roker sharted at the White House. If you stood outside on the night
WEIRD NEWS
Mexican Teen Reportedly Injects Krokodil Into Genitals (UPDATED)
By Andres Jauregui
The woman told authorities that the drug was readily available on street corners. Hernandez added that the drug has also
CRIME
Krokodil Cookhouse Video Offers Chilling Look Inside The Life Of A Russian Addict (GRAPHIC)
By Andres Jauregui
"I can survive and am able to maintain my habit because I am a good cook and people call me to cook," Zhanna says in the
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil Paper Removed From American Journal Of Medicine Website
By Andres Jauregui
In an interview with St. Louis' KTVI, Thekkemuriyil and Pillai said that a patient "whose skin was rotted away from using
VIDEOS
Police Find Evidence Of American Krokodil Use
The flesh-eating drug Krokodil has reared its ugly head in Ohio.
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil Scare Spreading In Ohio
By Andres Jauregui
WORLDPOST
Here's Definitive Proof That Everything Is Crazier In Russia
By Sara Boboltz
VIDEOS
Flesh-Eating Drug Reportedly Found in Canada
A deadly new drug called Krokodil has been making headlines in Russia and the U.S. for its horrific effects on users. And now it might be in Canada.
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil In Canada: Three Suspected Cases Of Flesh-Eating Drug Reported In Ontario
By Andres Jauregui
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has not yet confirmed the presence of krokodil in the United States. “To date, none
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil Could Be Spreading Across U.S. (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
The first confirmed case of Krokodil in the United States was observed a year ago, according to a new report. Physicians
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Reported In Columbus, Ohio
By Andres Jauregui
A homeless man in Columbus told medics he had used the drug, which derives its name from the green-black lesions it leaves
POLITICS
9 Disgusting Drugs That Prove Prohibition Will Never Work
By Andy McDonald
You can do without an image of this one. You're welcome. 4. Krokodil 5. Whoonga Since its earliest stages, the war on drugs
WEIRD NEWS
Chicago Sisters Say Krokodil Rotted Them From The Inside Out
Neitzel's case is one of five krokodil-related hospitalizations reported in Illinois, according to WLS. She and her sister
VIDEOS
Former Krokodil User Warns Against Its Effects
26-year-old Amber Neitzel has suffered serious wounds from using the drug, Krokodil. In this video, she warns against it's effects.
CRIME
Sisters: We Took The Flesh-Eating Drug Krokodil
(NEWSER) - More American users of the flesh-rotting Russian street drug Krokodil have emerged. Two sisters from Joliet, Ill
POLITICS
Horrifying New Drugs! Does New Zealand's New Synthetic Drug Law Offer a Safer Way Forward?
By Eric E. Sterling, Contributor
Executive Director, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
As a tool to protect the public from the risks of drugs not being used for medical purposes, the prohibition model has not worked well -- for old drugs or new ones. However, the nation of New Zealand is now trying a different approach.
CRIME
Krokodil Deaths In Oklahoma Are Unsubstantiated, State Narcotics Officals Say
By Andres Jauregui
Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a statement it is "very concerned" over hospital patients in Chicago
CRIME
Krokodil Cases Being Investigated: DEA 'Very Concerned' Over Reports Of Flesh-Eating Drug (UPDATE)
By Andres Jauregui
The statement signals a shift from previous comments reported by Fox News on Thursday, in which Drug Enforcement Administration
VIDEOS
Flesh-Eating Drug Comes To Illinois
It's called "the most horrible drug in the world" -- and it's come to Illinois. Dr. Abhin Singala, a specialist at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in the Chicago suburb of Joliet, said he's treating three people who took "krokodil," a cheap heroin knockoff from Russia known to cause such extreme gangrene and abscesses that a user's muscles, tendons and bones can become exposed.
CHICAGO
Krokodil, The Flesh-Eating Street Drug That Rots Skin From Inside-Out, Expands To Illinois
“If you want to kill yourself, this is the way to do it,” Singla said according to the Sun-Times. “As of late as last week
WEIRD NEWS
Incredibeard, A Forehead Nose, And The Week's Top Weird News
By Buck Wolf
A nose, a beard, a mouse, a rubber pool float and a designer drug teamed up to make this one weird week.
CRIME
Desperation Breeds Disaster: The Ugly Truth About Krokodil
By Meghan Ralston, Contributor
Harm Reduction Manager, Drug Policy Alliance
It's easy to focus on the sensational aspects of the emerging krokodil "flesh-rotting drug" story, but that ignores the most troubling issues around its origins, its popularity and its continued use.
WEIRD NEWS
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Reported In Arizona (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
By Andres Jauregui
The Drug Enforcement Administration has monitored krokodil -- also known as desomorphine -- since 2011. Once injected, the
CULTURE
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By Gazelle Emami
WORLDPOST
Concocted In Russia, New Designer Drug 'Krokodil' Has A Deadly Bite